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First Professional Football League

BUL

league
294
Matches
29
Officials
1
Seasons
2025/26
Latest Season
All seasons2025/26
First tracked match
Lokomotiv Sofia vs Cherno More
18/07/2025
Latest tracked match
Ludogorets vs Loko Plovdiv
29/05/2026

Role distribution across all appointments

Referee293
Most-appointed referee
🇧🇬 Volen Chinkov
17
as referee

Match Officials(29 officials · 294 matches)

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Volen ChinkovBULReferee
Referee 17
17×
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Radoslav GidzhenovBULReferee
Referee 17
17×
→3
Nikola PopovBULReferee
Referee 16
16×
→4
Dimitar Dimitrov SBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→5
Ventsislav MitrevBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→6
Lyuboslav Biserov LyubomirovBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→7
Mariyan GrebencharskiBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→8
Georgi KabakovBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→9
Dragomir DraganovBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→10
Georgi GinchevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→11
Kristiyan KolevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→12
Vasil MinevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→13
Georgi DavidovBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→14
Valentin ZhelezovBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→15
Martin VelikovBULReferee
Referee 12
12×
→16
Todor KirovBULReferee
Referee 10
10×
→17
Stoyan ArsovBULReferee
Referee 10
10×
→18
Georgi StoyanovBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
→19
Stanimir TrenchevBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
→20
Gero PiskovBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
2025/262942929

Top Venues

Stadion Lokomotiv50
Stadion Hristo Botev37
Stadion Spartak21
Stadion Vasil Levski21
Stadion Beroe20
Huvepharma Arena20
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov19
Stadion Ticha18

Referees by Nationality

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BUL293

Referee appointments (top 29 officials)

Recent Matches(294 total)

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29/05/20262025/2026
LudogoretsvsLoko Plovdiv
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28/05/20262025/2026
Septemvri SofiavsFC Yantra
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25/05/20262025/2026
Loko PlovdivvsBotev Plovdiv
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25/05/20262025/2026
LudogoretsvsCSKA Sofia
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25/05/20262025/2026
Cherno MorevsArda
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25/05/20262025/2026
CSKA 1948vsLevski Sofia
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22/05/20262025/2026
Spartak VarnavsLokomotiv Sofia
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22/05/20262025/2026
Septemvri SofiavsDobrudzha
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22/05/20262025/2026
Botev VratsavsBeroe
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22/05/20262025/2026
Slavia SofiavsMontana
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18/05/20262025/2026
MontanavsSpartak Varna
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18/05/20262025/2026
DobrudzhavsBotev Vratsa
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18/05/20262025/2026
BeroevsSeptemvri Sofia
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18/05/20262025/2026
Lokomotiv SofiavsSlavia Sofia
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16/05/20262025/2026
ArdavsLoko Plovdiv
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16/05/20262025/2026
Levski SofiavsCSKA Sofia
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16/05/20262025/2026
Botev PlovdivvsCherno More
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16/05/20262025/2026
CSKA 1948vsLudogorets
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14/05/20262025/2026
Septemvri SofiavsSpartak Varna
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14/05/20262025/2026
Botev VratsavsMontana
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First Professional Football League referees — FAQ

How many First Professional Football League matches and referees are tracked?

Referee.Observer tracks 294 First Professional Football League matches across 1 season(s), with 29 match officials.

Which referee has the most First Professional Football League appointments?

Volen Chinkov (BUL) has the most First Professional Football League refereeing appointments in our data, with 17 matches as referee.

Which nationalities referee First Professional Football League the most?

By appointment volume, the most-represented referee nationalities in First Professional Football League are BUL (293).

How are First Professional Football League referees appointed?

First Professional Football League match officials — referee, assistant referees, fourth official, VAR and observers — are appointed by the competition's refereeing body before each round. Every published appointment is recorded here per season.